document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=685704>Question 685704</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The father’s age is four times that of his son. Before 8 years, the father’s age was 16 times that of the son . Find the father’s age.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #424537 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sachi><B>sachi(548)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sachi><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=sachi><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=424537\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> he father’s age is four times that of his son.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let son is x years <BR>\n" );
document.write( "so father is 4x yrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Before 8 years, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "son was x-8 years <BR>\n" );
document.write( "& father was 4x-8 yrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the father’s age was 16 times that of the son .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 4x-8=16(x-8)=16x-128<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or 16x-4x=128-8=120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or 12x=120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or x=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the father’s age=4*10=40 yrs<BR>\n" );
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